Presented by Aperture at the 29th International Command and Control Research and Technology Conference in September 2024

A year or so ago we reviewed Robert Kaplan’s ‘ The Tragic Mind ’ with its argument for humility and wisdom in designing strategy. The...

We were excited to see David Richards and Julian Lindley-French go to print together last September. Their book was well-timed, coming...

The criteria we use to select our books of the month include their introduction of different and novel concepts and constructs, their...

Aimed at providing pragmatic guidance for systems practitioners, ‘Critical Systems Thinking’ follows Jackson’s previous publication, an...

For our penultimate book of 2024 we turn to the political economist Mariana Mazzucato whose concept of ‘mission based’ government has...

Despite the huge variety of opinions about how to develop strategy and plans, much less attention is paid to the manner in which it is...

We’re enjoying the heresy that we see growing from a number of directions at the moment about conventional ways to view decision making...

In our book of the month for August, Matthew Syed goes beyond the conventional understanding of diversity. Although some critics have...

Stuart Russell speaks with authority about the potential for and the challenges of artificial intelligence. Having served as Vice-Chair...

In our book of the month for June, economist, former investment banker, and journalist Dan Davies examines what he calls ‘the...

Although Steven Pinker is a somewhat controversial figure, his latest book, ‘Rationality’ is an erudite and entertaining canter through...

Systems thinking demands that we view problems – and possible options for their address – from a variety of perspectives in order to gain...

Aperture’s ‘Four Frames’ approach to strategy design integrates systems thinking, practical experience, and the thoughts and concepts of...

Aperture Strategy’s book of the month for February is ‘Sensemaking’ by Christian Madsbjerg. We were initially drawn to the subtitle,...

We at Aperture Strategy have long been admirers of Robert Kaplan’s emphasis on strategy and historical context and we have much enjoyed...

Written at the peak of the COVID crisis in UK, a critical analysis of the absence of strategy in government.

A story of strategy mis-managed. Founding partner Andrew Firth writes from his close personal experience of international engagement in...

A typically thought-provoking speech on strategy from Lt Gen Sir Graeme Lamb in 2010. The title phrase was first used by Lt Gen Paul van...

Reproduction of an article by Iain King CBE FRSA first published in March 2020. An interesting perspective which primarily illustrates...